名詞 lettering:

1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
   同義詞：inscription

動詞 letter:

1. win an athletic letter
   同義詞：letter
2. set down or print with letters
   同義詞：letter
3. mark letters on or mark with letters
   同義詞：letter

1. It's the first/only letter I've had in 10 days.
   這是我10天中收到的第一封[唯一的一封]信。
2. She dashed off two letters in thirty minutes.
   她在30分鐘內(nèi)寫好了兩封信。
3. The sign was no longer legible because much of the lettering had worn away.
   這塊招牌已看不清楚，因為大部分字已磨掉了。
4. The lettering on the gravestone was badly worn and almost illegible.
   墓碑上的文字已嚴重磨損難以辨認。
5. The art or act of decorating a text, a page, or an initial letter with ornamental designs, miniatures, or lettering.
   彩飾，圖案花飾用裝飾圖案、小型畫或字母對書籍、書頁或開頭字母進行裝飾的藝術(shù)或行為

let.ter.ing

n.（名詞）
The act, process, or art of forming letters.
刻字，寫字，印字：形成字母的行為、過程或藝術(shù)
Letters inscribed, as on a sign.
雕刻字，手寫字，印刷字：刻印的字，如標牌上的